In the Demon Realm, beneath a blood-red sky shrouded in scarlet clouds that burned like fire, Venerable Scarlet and the others streaked through the air. Before long, they descended into a forest that seemed brimming with life.
"Let us rest here for a while. This is another race's territory, after all. If the powerhouses of this world discover us, conflict is inevitable, and we will invite needless trouble!"
The party included four mighty cultivators-Venerable Scarlet, Lianshan, Jade Balance, and Celestial Mechanism-as well as the few subordinates they had hastily brought along when leaving the world of the Inner Vista Grotto Heaven.
The Supreme Heaven and Heavenly Realms Two Sects had once ruled the Spirit-Taming World. Naturally, they were familiar with the surrounding worlds and had even maintained contact with them for a time, so they possessed hidden World Gates connecting to the Demon Realm.
However, these World Gates were all fashioned from weak points in the void. Once broken open, they would rapidly be filled by chaos, making them difficult to reuse even for their creators.
These were not tools suited to expanding their territory. Rather, they were useful only when driven into a corner, fleeing an enemy's pursuit.
Yellow Venerable made no attempt to avoid mentioning their earlier defeat. Their present circumstances truly were like finding enemies everywhere they looked, and it was unwise to draw too much attention.
At his words, everyone fell silent and followed him down into the forest.
Some demons crept over, hiding behind dense bushes and treetops as they watched the party in silence.
The Demon Realm was a Greater Thousandfold World no less vast than the Spirit-Taming World, and perhaps even greater. It was another place rich in material resources within the Pengyuan Great Star Realm.
Yet unlike the Spirit-Taming World, this world